Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Smith County, TN
Smith County (population 20,981) records real-property documents through the Smith County Register of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Smith County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Smith County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 113, Carthage, TN 37030
- Phone
- (615) 735-1760
- Checks payable to
- Smith County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Smith County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first 2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 per additional instrument/reference; $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax + $1.00 Register fee (deeds); $1.15 per $1,000 State Mortgage Tax (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 Register fee (deeds of trust/modifications/assignments)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Smith County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Smith County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin on first page required under TN state law; standard letter-size paper
- Hours & turnaround
- Per office site, documents are recorded, indexed, and verified daily
Can you e-record in Smith County?
Smith County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Smith County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Smith County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Smith County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Smith County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Smith County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Smith County property are searchable at Smith County Property Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Tennessee
Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)). See the states we file in.